MobileJava Games: the Growing Trend by Judith Earl
Mobile phones are today being considered as an entertainment device to play music, take pictures and play games, more than anything else. Mobile Java games are becoming a new trend in the world’s fastest growing wireless business. With the coming of 3Gtechnology, graphics have become richer and... Considering what java can do for mobile handsets, Java is clearly a preferred platform for mobile devices in the future, and an ideal platform for mobile games. ... Java improves the ability of mobile phones to support mobile phone games and allows far better control over interface of sms mobile...

J2ME Developers and Programmers: The Mobile Game Industry Winners by Chris Palau
If you think that current gaming technology is hot then, as they say, “you ain’t seen nothing yet.” Wireless or mobile gaming is the future and the future is now. 2004 saw an explosion in mobile gaming technology which redefined the mobile phone as a gaming device. ... According to industry analysts Frost & Sullivan, the “global mobile game industry, which generated US$436.4 million in 2002, will balloon to US$9.34 billion by 2008.“ Asia is at the epicenter of the wireless gaming explosion where an estimated 500 million people are wireless Internet subscribers and two out of five are...

Online Flower Deliveries by Ken Marlborough
Online gaming, i.e. games played over the Internet, originally started with PC games and now includes the latest modern consoles. The first console in the arcade game world was the Sega Dreamcast. The console is now essential to modern arcade games, with the advent of Internet connectivity in... A first-person shooter (FPS) game is a combat game on PC or video, characterized by the player’s on-screen view of the game simulating that of the character. ... A MMORPG is an online computer role-playing game in which a large number of players can interact with or against one another in the same...

Micro$oft Speaks to Windows Mobile 5 Upgrade Issues by Damian Julien
It's possible that advances in the Windows Mobile OS are somewhat dependent on the gaming community. We certainly have a few innovations that warrant a robust, stable OS capable of high-level API coding to partake of the best of the Pocket PC gaming realm. ... The Pocket PC game community has spoken, and by and large they are satisfied with the game power harnessed by devices utilizing this brand of operating system. ... Problem is, the mettle of the hardcore Pocket PC game community is lacking.

Evolution Of Mobile Gaming Industry by Abhinav Vaid
From the time in memorial, the earliest games were anything but flexible and responsive. In fact, they were based on fixed algos with extremely limited options. Its been a couple of years, when the Desktop PC’s had started penetrating/entering Indian customers. ... The later also was inviting game developers to contribute to the same but the involvement/contribution was very less. ... Along with Mobile Games, the new generation of PlayStation and Xbox are aspiring to get launched soon. ... The games based on AI (Artificial Intelligence) would obviously adapt and learn in response to the...

Patched PS3 Games? by Carver Tate
If Square Enix follows through initial reports and statements of patching and in-game advertisements, gamers might just see a game character using a too-real mobile phone or eating a burger. Yoichi Wada, Square Enix's main man, announced the company's new PS3 games development program. ... This move actually benefits gamers as Wada talked about a system of game distribution where gamers download the game's first chapter and buy later installments. ... Game purists, myself included, certainly do not want golden arches or a big, red can of soda interfering with our game by filling our minds...

Blackberry Legal Woes Impact PDA Gamers? by Damian Julien
Things are getting a bit messier for our Pocket PC kin. Research In Motion attempted to lift the Blackberry injunction pending a Supreme court appeal, but this request was turned down on Wednesday according to a CBC-based Blackberry news article recently released. ... If things continue in the vein, Blackberry game junkies in the US will have to turn elsewhere for their PDA game fix. ... The tentatively titled Treo 700w remains the PDA gamer's dark horse as they've eschewed the Palm OS in favour of Windows Mobile 5.

5 Upsides To Gaming – There Is More To Gaming Than Horrors by Andrew Bermam
Gaming, video and computer, has caught the imagination of the world and is extremely popular. However like anything else there are benefits as well as horrors. The horrors of gaming are widely publicized and well known. Did you know that gaming can contribute towards improving your skills and mind? ... Not to be left behind Upstart Games the mobile phone developer is promoting IQ Academy. ... Games capture the attention of kids who then read extensively with the aim of mastering the game. ... Using popular fictional characters like the Nintendo Donkey Kong or Mario the games lead the...

WiFi Hotspots Gaming Battle Intensifies by Damian Julien
The city of Philadelphia in the US has recently announced some plans to implement WiFi access throughout the municipality. This would prove fortuitous indeed for Pocket PC gamers in the vicinity. Quality wireless multiplayer enabled PDA games, however, prove to be elusive save for real-time... Such an initiative will quickly overcome relative WiFi indifference by Pocket PC game developers. ... DS owners will basically select Nintendo WiFi Connection Mode after launching the game, and they're off to the races.

Motorola Cell Phone Gaming One-Ups Pocket PC by Damian Julien
If your Pocket PC RPG game forays need to be buttressed by Motorola cell phone gaming, read on. TechNewsWorld broke the scoop on an exciting union that bodes well for Motorola cell phone gamers . Chinese gaming company Shanda Interactive and Motorola have just signed the ink on a partnership. ... Figures from the same article suggest a mobile game scene in China reaching a lofty US$714 million by 2008. ... This will have to be in reference to future upcoming Motorola cell phone game releases from Shanda as I'm still yet to encounter a six year old capable of role playing game comprehension.